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'Dublin is not safe enough', says Eamon Ryan as he backs Justice Minister
Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has said that Dublin city is “not safe enough”, but said he would be voting in favour of Minister of Justice Helen McEntee in any no-confidence motion.
There had been pressure on Ms McEntee to respond...
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Minister for Justice Helen McEntee speaks to the media amid calls for her resignation
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee speaks to the media about riots in Dublin after a Cabinet meeting at Government Buildings.
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Trade unionists and demonstrators gather on O'Connell Street in Dublin
Trade unionists and demonstrators gather on O'Connell Street in Dublin to protest about the violence after rioting in the capital which followed a stabbing attack last week.
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Politics daily briefing: November 25
Daily politics briefing for November 25, as former prime minister Boris Johnson labelled the violent scenes in Dublin “race riots”, and suggested that “achingly liberal” countries like Ireland now have concerns about the pace of...
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Justice Minister promises Gardai have necessary resources to keep people in Dublin safe
Ireland’s police force has all the resources necessary to keep people in Dublin safe over the weekend, Justice Minister Helen McEntee has vowed.
Ms McEntee also responded to criticism of the violent scenes in the city centre on Thursday...
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Interview with the delivery driver who stopped attacker in Dublin
Delivery driver Caio Benicio, who stopped a man he saw attacking a child on Parnell Square East. Caio has said he is praying that the girl survives.
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Varadkar and Gove speak about Northern Ireland's powersharing impasse at British-Irish Council meeting
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Levelling-up Secretary Michael Gove said they hoped Northern Ireland's powersharing institutions could be reconstituted, but acknowledged the ongoing political difficulties as ministers from Ireland, the UK and...
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NI Secretary hopeful of progress in talks with DUP over powersharing impasse
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said talks with the DUP over the trade border impasse are in their “final stages”.
Speaking to the media in Dublin following a meeting of the British-Irish Council, Mr Heaton-Harris...
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Leo Varadkar speech and press conference after night of violence in Dublin – full
The Taoiseach has promised to use the "full resources of the law" to punish looters and rioters who "brought shame on Dublin" on a night of violence and disorder on Thursday.
Angry impromptu protests in the aftermath of Thursday...
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Tánaiste speaks following violence in Dublin city centre yesterday - full press conference
Tánaiste Micheal Martin speaks to the media after around 34 people were arrested following widespread violence in Dublin.
Angry impromptu protests in the aftermath of Thursday afternoon’s attack outside a school in Parnell Square East...
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Tánaiste calls for unity as he condemns rioting in Dublin
Ireland’s deputy premier Micheal Martin has condemned the rioting in Dublin, saying “this is not who we are as a people."
“Ireland has built a modern and inclusive society. It is something precious that we should all work to hold,” he...
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Garda Commissioner Drew Harris reacts to night of violence in Dublin
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said there was an “element of radicalisation” in the riots in Dublin on Thursday.
Mr Harris said at a press conference that significant numbers of rioters attempted to breach the cordon of the crime scene.
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Thirty-four arrests after rioting in Dublin following school knife attack
Thirty-four people have been arrested after “huge destruction by a riotous mob” in Dublin, the head of Ireland’s police force has said.
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said one Garda officer received a serious injury, with “numerous...
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Burned bus wreckage removed from O'Connell Street as Dublin cleans up after night of looting and riots
Some 34 people have been arrested after “huge destruction by a riotous mob” in Dublin, the head of Ireland’s police force has said.
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said one Garda officer received a serious injury, with “numerous other...
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Leo Varadkar promises to punish looters and rioters who 'brought shame on Dublin'
The Taoiseach has promised to use the "full resources of the law" to punish looters and rioters who "brought shame on Dublin" on a night of violence and disorder on Thursday.
Angry impromptu protests in the aftermath of Thursday...
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Leo Varadkar says rioters 'brought shame on Ireland' after night of violence in city centre
The Taoiseach said rioters who unleashed violence in Dublin overnight on Thursday and Friday had "brought shame on Ireland", as he called on Irish people to 'come together'.
Angry impromptu protests in the aftermath of Thursday...
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Five-year-old girl receiving emergency care after attack in Dublin injures five
Three young children have been injured, one seriously, following a knife attack outside a school in Dublin city centre.
A woman was also seriously injured in the incident on Parnell Square East in the north inner-city on Thursday...
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Car set on fire as violent scenes unfold near scene of school stabbing in Dublin
A car is on fire amid the ongoing disorder in Dublin city centre after three young children and a woman were injured in a stabbing outside a school.
Protesters are firing flares and fireworks at the Garda cordon.
Gardai with shields...
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Luas tram on fire as disorder continues after knife attack in Dublin
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A fire has broken out inside a damaged Luas tram as violence continues on O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre, after three children and a woman were attacked...
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Bus and car on fire on O'Connell Street, Dublin following knife attack
A bus and a car on fire on O'Connell Street in Dublin city centre after five people were injured in an attack, including three young children.
Violent scenes have unfolded close to the site of the attack in Dublin city centre as crowds...
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Fire and smoke billows out of a Luas tram as disorder continues in Dublin
A fire has broken out inside a damaged Luas tram as violence continues on O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre, after three children and a woman were attacked near a school earlier in the day.
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Rioters block roads, set vehicles on fire and loot Foot in Dublin city centre
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A bus, car and a tram were set on fire in Dublin, while rioters looted Foot Locker, threw glass bottles at Gardai and smashed shop windows after five people were injured in...
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Buses and trams burned in Dublin riots after children injured in knife attack
Buses and trams have been torched and a shop looted during riots in Dublin city centre after a woman and three young children were injured in a knife attack near a school.
Police and politicians called for calm amid warnings against...
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Mounted Gardai patrol Dawson Street amid riots in Dublin
Mounted Gardai patrol Dawson Street across from Leinster House (seen in the background) amid riots in Dublin city centre.